AI-assisted summary

Many Kentuckians face food insecurity and rely on programs like SNAP and the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP).

The state auditor has recommended using $15.9 million in remaining state funds to implement a kinship care bill (SB-151) and supplement KTAP.

SB-151 supports kinship families, where children are raised by relatives, and could reduce long-term reliance on assistance programs.

Kentucky has twice the national rate of both child maltreatment and children in kinship care, highlighting the urgency of the issue.

As we approach the holidays, there are Kentuckians that won’t be focused on lights and tinsel but on food and shelter. While we await the opening of the federal government and the actual receipt of federal assistance to the Supplemental As

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